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Author : James Gardner
Release : 2015-12
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 885/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Buenos Aires by : James Gardner
Download or read book Buenos Aires written by James Gardner. This book was released on 2015-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful and entertaining account of Buenos Aires—one of the most beautiful and culturally rich cities in the world, and a major tourist destination.
Author : James Gardner
Release : 2015-12-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 033/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Buenos Aires: The Biography of a City by : James Gardner
Download or read book Buenos Aires: The Biography of a City written by James Gardner. This book was released on 2015-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buenos Aires, Argentina, recognized for its European-style architecture and lively theater scene, is a truly special place. The second-largest city in South America, it has been the home of such renowned cultural and historical figures as Jorge Luis Borges and Astor Piazzola, Che Guevara and Eva Peron. Like every truly great city, New York, London and Prague; Buenos Aires is its own universe, with its own center of gravity, its own scents and flavors, its own architectural signature-in short, its own way of being. From San Telmo's oak-paneled restaurants and brightly tiled apothecaries from 1900, and the phantasmagoric Beaux Arts palaces along Avenida Alvear and Plaza San Martin, to the parks of Palermo and the bustling bars and cafes along Corrientes and LaValle, Buenos Aires is steeped in exotic culture and history. In Buenos Aires, Art and culture critic James Gardner offers a colorful biography of the "Paris of the South," from its origins and time as a colonial city, through its Golden age, the rise of Peron, and the Falklands War, to the present day. With entertaining asides about art, architecture, literature, food and dance, as well as local customs and colorful personalities, this is a rich and unique historical narrative of Buenos Aires.
Author : Richard J. Walter
Release : 2003-10-16
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 651/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Politics and Urban Growth in Buenos Aires, 1910-1942 by : Richard J. Walter
Download or read book Politics and Urban Growth in Buenos Aires, 1910-1942 written by Richard J. Walter. This book was released on 2003-10-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1994, describes the development of Buenos Aires during the period from 1910 to the early 1940s, focusing on the role of politics and local government in the evolution of the city.
Author : Diego Armus
Release : 2024
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 843/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Buenos Aires Reader by : Diego Armus
Download or read book The Buenos Aires Reader written by Diego Armus. This book was released on 2024. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buenos Aires Reader offers an insider's look at the diverse lived experiences of the people, politics, and culture of Argentina's capital city primarily from the nineteenth century to the present. Refuting the tired cliché that Buenos Aires is the "Paris of South America," this book gives a nuanced view of a city that has long been attentive to international trends yet never ceases to celebrate its local culture. The vibrant opinions, reflections, and voices of Buenos Aires come to life through selections that range from songs, poems, letters, and essays to interviews, cartoons, paintings, and historical documents, many of which have been translated into English for the first time. These selections tell the story of the city's culture of protest and celebration, its passion for soccer and sport, its gastronomy and food traditions, its legendary nightlife, and its musical, literary, and artistic cultures. Providing an unparalleled look at Buenos Aires' history, culture, and politics, this volume is an ideal companion for anyone interested in this dynamic, disruptive, and inventive city.
Author : Jason Wilson
Release : 2007
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 092/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Buenos Aires by : Jason Wilson
Download or read book Buenos Aires written by Jason Wilson. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most European of South American cities, Buenos Aires evokes exile and nostalgia. A nineteenth-century replica of Paris or Madrid set adrift in an alien continent, its identity is neither of the Old World nor the New. The citys rootlessness has famously found expression in the melancholy of tango and, more recently, in a vogue for psycho-analysis even more widespread than New Yorks.
